Louis Tomlinson has dropped a surprise album ‘Live’ – featuring songs that he recorded at 15 shows across 15 different cities.
Announced and shared yesterday (April 25), the album comes after the singer and former One Direction member embarked on two world tours over the past three years – playing just shy of 200 shows globally.
Now, a variety of performances from both tours – the ‘Louis Tomlinson World Tour’ and the ‘Faith in the Future World Tour’ – have been compiled into a new live album, which is available now.
Fifteen songs are included in the tracklist, and each was recorded in a different city, at a different show from across the three-year run. The album comes in both digital and physical formats, and features his singles including ‘Bigger Than Me’, ‘We Made It, ‘Walls’ and ‘Out Of My System’, alongside fan favourite album tracks, all released live for the very first time.
“I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 3 years touring the world twice over. The feeling I get sharing those live moments will be with me forever,” Tomlinson said in a statement. “To be able to record these songs from all over the world and put them out as an album like this feels so special, and a real tribute to the fans who make each and every show feel unique and incredible. Thank you! Enjoy!”
There are four exclusive tracks split between the physical editions of ‘Live’, including a special version of the One Direction classic ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’ – which is available only on the double CD.
Accompanying video clips of compiled tour footage will be shared on Louis’s social channels to support the release, showcasing a glimpse into his past three years on the road and 170 performances.
Check out the tracklist for the album below, as well as the cover art. Visit here to listen to the album.
The ‘Live’ tracklist is:
‘The Greatest’ (Live From London, 17 November 2023)
‘Face The Music’ (Live From Nashville, 18 July 2023)
‘Bigger Than Me’ (Live From Vancouver, 26 June 2023)
‘Holding On To Heartache’ (Live From Barcelona, 6 October 2023)
‘We Made It’ (Live From Manila, 16 July 2022)
‘Chicago’ (Live From Chicago, 15 June 2023)
‘Fearless’ (Live From Rio, 27 May 2022)
‘Common People’ (Live From Sheffield, 10 November 2023)
‘All This Time / She Is Beauty We Are World Class’ (Live From Munich, 22 October 2023)
‘Walls’ (Live From Buenos Aires, 21 May 2022)
‘Written All Over Your Face’ (Live From Budapest, 15 September 2023)
‘Out Of My System’ (Live From Brisbane, 30 January 2024)
‘Saturdays’ (Live From Paris, 14 October 2023)
‘Silver Tongues’ (Live From Krakow, 10 September 2023)
At time of writing, Tomlinson has shared two huge solo albums since departing from One Direction. His debut album arrived in the firm of 2020’s ‘Walls’, which has sold over 1.5 million copies, and the follow-up was called ‘Faith In The Future’. The latter went to Number One in the UK, Spain and Belgium, and Top 5 in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and across Europe.
Since May last year, Tomlinson has been on his ‘Faith In The Future World Tour’, which hits South America next month for its final leg. From there, the vocalist has a number of festival appearances lined up for the summer. Find remaining tickets to his shows here.
In other Louis Tomlinson news, earlier this week the singer, alongside Courteeners and English Teacher, were among the acts to be honoured at the first-ever Northern Music Awards.
The inaugural ceremony was hosted by the UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff And Robbins and took place at the Albert Hall in Manchester; celebrating northern artists, festivals, venues and industry figures. The event saw Tomlinson named as Artist Of The Year.
Earlier this year, he also criticised the rumours that he was once in a relationship with Harry Styles, calling the speculation “irritating” and “far too personal”.
